{"id":22494,"date":"2022-06-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.mom.com\/momlife\/what-is-prenatal-depression"},"modified":"2024-11-14T08:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T13:14:28","slug":"what-is-prenatal-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/what-is-prenatal-depression","title":{"rendered":"What Is Prenatal Depression?"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Many of us are familiar with the term postpartum depression, and sort of vaguely understand what it means. Except, did you know that experts are realizing that depression and mood disorders during pregnancy are far more common than previously thought?<\/p><p>The collective term &ldquo;perinatal depression&rdquo; refers to both <a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/i-had-prenatal-depression-heres-what-that-was-like\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">prenatal depression<\/a> (depression during pregnancy) and postpartum depression (depression after birth). Read on for what perinatal depression can look like &mdash; specifically prenatal depression, how it differs from postpartum depression, and how you can treat prenatal depression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us are familiar with the term postpartum depression, and sort of vaguely understand what it means. 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